The ADCC World Championship took place at Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland, on 12–13 September 2026. With the weekend complete, the results offer a starting point for anyone catching up on the biggest names in submission grappling. ADCC’s event page includes the official results and brackets.
Who won ADCC 2026?
These are the nine division winners listed in ADCC’s published results. The superfight is listed separately: Yuri Simões defeated Kaynan Duarte by injury stoppage.
| Division | Champion |
|---|---|
| Men −66 kg | Kennedy Maciel |
| Men −77 kg | Magomed Dzharbaev |
| Men −88 kg | Paweł Jaworski |
| Men −99 kg | Luke Griffith |
| Men +99 kg | Victor Hugo |
| Men absolute | Felipe Pena |
| Women −55 kg | Jasmine Rocha |
| Women −65 kg | Ana Carolina Vieira |
| Women +65 kg | Helena Crevar |
Helena Crevar’s breakthrough
At 19, Helena Crevar became ADCC’s youngest women’s champion, winning the +65 kg division. BJJ Heroes reports that she submitted every opponent on her way to gold, finishing Anabel Lopez in the final. It is a result that makes her an athlete to follow beyond this event. Read BJJ Heroes’ tournament report.
A home champion, and an absolute landmark
Paweł Jaworski won the men’s −88 kg title in front of a home crowd, defeating Marlon Tajik. Elsewhere, Felipe Pena won the absolute division for a second time, becoming the first athlete to do so. BJJ World’s September 14 report places both achievements among the defining stories of the weekend. Read the BJJ World recap.
Our take: follow the journey, not just the medal
A results table tells people where you finished. Your story gives them a reason to keep following. For an emerging athlete, a competition can be the start of a useful conversation with supporters and potential partners, whatever the result.
You do not need an ADCC title to make that conversation worthwhile. Give people context: what you were working towards, who helped you get there and what comes next. Make your progress easy to understand for someone who has never watched you compete.
Put it into practice after your next event
- Publish a clear recap. Name the event, date, division and result. Link to the official result when available. Add a short personal reflection and your next goal. A setback deserves an honest update too.
- Tell the story in three parts. Share your preparation, an event-day moment and a thoughtful follow-up. Use photos or footage you own or have permission to share. Thank the people involved and ask before featuring them.
- Keep a simple sponsor summary. Put your short bio, recent results, social links and contact details in one shareable document. Add recent reach and engagement figures from your own platform insights, with dates and the period measured. Follower count alone leaves out useful context.
- Make a partnership concrete. Describe one realistic way you could help a relevant brand: a documented competition journey, a local event appearance or a series of product-in-use posts. Explain the work involved and what support would help. Avoid promising a specific sales result.
Your next step: spend 20 minutes writing your latest competition recap and updating one page of athlete information. Give someone new to your journey a clear place to start.